🥔 Peeling Potatoes with Monica: When Hard Hats Hide Heavy Hearts
This week’s Peeling Potatoes didn’t just peel spuds—it peeled back silence. Monica, tuning in from Australia in her bright shirt (yes, it had its…
🥔 Peeling Potatoes 17: Monica and the Weight of Silent Work
This week, the Mayor put the kettle on, Fruitloop sprinkled her usual curiosity dust, and at the CafĂ© table sat Monica—first-generation Australian, daughter of…
Shifting Minds, Finding Strength
Mindset. Such a tiny word for such a big, messy thing. In this episode, four voices—Janita, Bruce, Frank, and Rosie—sit down at the Brida…
Pack Your Words, Move Into Brida
🍍 Welcome to Brida Brida isn’t a classroom. And it’s not another app that tells you your grammar is “97% correct” while secretly judging…
The Belief Is Gone… Or Is It?
Some conversations don’t need fireworks to be unforgettable—they sit quietly, like a warm cup of coffee that somehow keeps you awake all night. This…
If Ideas Were Edible, This Was a Feast
What happens when you put four voices, three time zones, and one spicy Fruitloop question on the same table? You get a Brida lunch…
Sleeping on the Job (and Other Brida Careers)
Ah, dear Residents and Visitors, pull up a chair and let’s spill the tea (or perhaps the chicken feed). The Mayor and Fruitloop went…
Reflections to a Younger Self
“What would you tell your 12-year-old self?” That was the question Frank put to Ismar in a recent Brida conversation. His answers were both…
The Chicken, the Spoon, and the Slander
Official Statement from The Mayor and Fruitloop When trust is questioned, silence is not an option.That is why today, we, The Mayor and Fruitloop…
The Power of Outfits and Nature
Sometimes it’s not the words that give us power—it’s the clothes we wear. In our latest Lunch with Janita & Frank, four of us…
Discussions on Everyday and Global Problems
Three friends. One table. A whole basket of problems—some real, some ridiculous. In this episode, the Mayor, Froot Loop, and later Sara set out…
Embracing Skills, Habits, and Amusing Pastimes
Janita, Rosie, and Frank, reflect on skills, habits, and pastimes they would like to bring back into modern life. The discussion begins thoughtfully, with…